12-letter words containing e, t, h, y
- cerebropathy — A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed.
- chalcopyrite — a widely distributed yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron in tetragonal crystalline form: the principal ore of copper. Formula: CuFeS2
- chamaephytes — Plural form of chamaephyte.
- chaos theory — a theory, applied in various branches of science, that apparently random phenomena have underlying order
- charity sale — a sale in aid of charity
- charterparty — an agreement for the hire of all or part of a ship for a specified voyage or period of time
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- chemotherapy — Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease using chemicals. It is often used in treating cancer.
- cherrystones — Plural form of cherrystone.
- chlorophytes — Plural form of chlorophyte.
- chrestomathy — a collection of literary passages, used in the study of language
- chronosystem — A pattern of events and transitions over the course of a person's life.
- chrysophytes — Plural form of chrysophyte.
- city chicken — pieces of pork or veal that are skewered and breaded, and cooked by braising or baking
- city fathers — You can refer to the members of a city council or city's government as the city fathers.
- cohesibility — the nature of being cohesible
- cometography — the scientific description and recording of comets
- copyrighters — Plural form of copyrighter.
- coquettishly — (of a woman) characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner.
- crazy eights — a card game played by two or more persons with a 52-card deck, the object of which is to be the first to get rid of one's hand by successively playing a card of the same suit or denomination as that played by the preceding player, with an eight counting for any desired suit.
- creditworthy — A creditworthy person or organization is one who can safely be lent money or allowed to have goods on credit, for example because in the past they have always paid back what they owe.
- cringeworthy — Causing feelings of embarrassment or awkwardness.
- crymotherapy — cryotherapy.
- crystal meth — crystal methamphetamine, a concentrated and highly potent form of methamphetamine with dangerous side effects
- curietherapy — a form of radiation therapy using radium
- cyberathlete — a professional player of computer games
- cycle helmet — a protective helmet worn by cyclists to prevent head injuries
- cycloheptane — (organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C7H14; a volatile inflammable liquid.
- cytochemical — the branch of cell biology dealing with the detection of cell constituents by means of biochemical analysis and visualization techniques.
- death valley — a desert valley in E California and W Nevada: the lowest, hottest, and driest area of the US. Lowest point: 86 m (282 ft) below sea level. Area: about 3885 sq km (1500 sq miles)
- decahydrates — Plural form of decahydrate.
- deep therapy — radiotherapy with very penetrating short-wave radiation
- dehypnotized — Simple past tense and past participle of dehypnotize.
- delightfully — giving great pleasure or delight; highly pleasing: a delightful surprise.
- delta rhythm — the normal electrical activity of the cerebral cortex during deep sleep, occurring at a frequency of 1 to 4 hertz and detectable with an electroencephalograph
- demythifying — to create a myth about (a person, place, tradition, etc.); cause to become a myth.
- dermatophyte — any parasitic fungus that affects the skin
- deuteropathy — any abnormality that is secondary to another pathological condition.
- diathermancy — the property of transmitting infrared radiation
- diethylamide — (organic compound) The derivative of a compound formed by adding an amide group with two ethyl substituents, N(C2H5)2.
- diethylamine — (organic compound) The secondary amine (CH3CH2)2NH.
- do the lolly — to lose one's temper
- dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
- duple rhythm — a rhythmic pattern created by a succession of disyllabic feet.
- duty chemist — a dispensing chemist's that is open to the public for a specific period when other chemists are closed
- dyotheletism — the teaching that Christ had both a divine will and a human will
- dysaesthesia — a disagreeable sensation such as burning or itching arising from impairment of the nervous system
- dysaesthetic — relating to or suffering from dysaesthesia
- dysesthesias — Plural form of dysesthesia.
- dysphemistic — Of, pertaining to, or being a dysphemism.